Prevalencia de lesiones de la mano en músicos de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional

Abstract

This investigation was carried out with the aim of analyzing the prevalence of hand injuries in musicians of the “national symphony orchestra” from April to September 2018. The research is of an observational-descriptive nature. Documentary analysis of already existing information, the application of the survey to the sample and the numerical scale of the pain is used to know the data associated with it. The studied population was composed by more than 80 (eighty) members, while the sample is integrated by 58 (fifty-eight) musicians.The prevalence found responds to 33% of hand injuries as a result of the execution of a particular instrument (with pathologies such as tendinopathies, neuropathies, dislocations and fractures). The instrument with the highest number of injuries recorded is the violin.Taking into account the figures mentioned above we can conclude that the members of the orchestra should be trained with muscle and tendon preparation routines prior to the rehearsals and pauses with relaxation exercises during them.